Dummy’s Lough, two kilometres northwest of Clones in Co Monaghan, looks like any other lake in rural Ireland. It is one of four lakes in the Kilroosky Lough cluster, nestling in farmland and surrounded by pockets of woodland. Dummy’s Lough is of interest for its classic marl lake water chemistry Read more…
October 2nd, 2019 Phil Hogan has said that the controversial Mercosur trade deal gives the EU “some leverage” to work with Brazil on environmental issues such as deforestation in the Amazon. Mr Hogan was speaking earlier this week during a hearing for his nomination as Trade Commissioner during which he Read more…
June 27th, 2019 A no-deal Brexit would see any meaningful conversation around environmental policy completely abandoned, a British expert has said. Speaking recently at an event in DCU about the implications of Brexit on the environment, Professor Charlotte Burns said that the risks of a no-deal Brexit including an “economic Read more…
December 3rd, 2018 Some of Europe’s leading environmental group have called on the European Commission to push for the creation of a strong environmental watchdog in the UK once it leaves the EU. Under the Withdrawal Agreement, both the UK and the EU have committed to ensuring that the level Read more…
November 16th, 2018 A provision seeking to sustain current levels of environmental protection across the island of Ireland post-Brexit has been included in the draft withdrawal agreement released yesterday. The draft agreement includes a clause that seeks to ensure that neither the EU nor the UK can roll back on Read more…
October 5th, 2018 Brexit is set to cause a major environmental headache on the island of Ireland without a clear “common rulebook” for our flora and fauna, an EU expert said yesterday. Speaking at the Environment Ireland conference, Nigel Haigh of the Institute for European Environmental Policy told the audience that Read more…
September 19th, 2018 Both today and tomorrow, EU leaders are gathering in Salzburg for an informal Council summit that will end with a working lunch (sans Theresa May) to discuss Brexit. On the menu is likely to be the state of play in the negotiations on the key withdrawal issues Read more…
July 9th, 2018 Theresa May’s latest Brexit proposals seek to maintain high regulatory standards for the environment and climate change and claims that she will not let standards fall below their current levels. The proposal also seeks to establish a free trade area for goods between the UK and the EU. Ms May’s Cabinet hopes that this will avoid “friction” at Read more…
October 6th, 2017 The European Parliament passed a motion this week calling for the safeguarding of Irish cross-border cooperation schemes after Brexit, including environmental issues. The motion passed on Tuesday states that the UK’s withdrawal agreement must be “fully consistent” with the Good Friday Agreement and the six areas of cooperation Read more…
July 6th, 2017 Government action is required to ensure that environmental regulation is aligned across the island of Ireland in a post-Brexit world, a new Seanad report has found. The report – Brexit: Implications and Potential Solutions – also calls for Ireland to be “considered a single bio-geographic unit” amid fears Read more…
